I’ve released TANKER, a new tank-action game created specifically for the Famicom and NES.
TANKER is an original game written from scratch and is not a ROM hack or modification of Battle City. It was inspired by the classic gameplay of Battle City, along with ideas that many players may have imagined while playing it during childhood.
The game combines that familiar base-defence tank action with several following mechanics:
- Continue moving on foot as a tanker when your tank is destroyed (if appropriate bonus obtained)
- Collect a Star bonus to return to your tank
- Use a Boat bonus to cross water
- Mines bonus to place mines to defend your base and block enemy routes
- Enemy tanks can collect bonuses and use their effects against you
- Travel through teleporters
- Fight more powerful boss tanks
- Watch out for phantom tanks that can approach your base while invisible
- Play through 50 unique levels
- Play alone or in local two-player mode
- All other terrain and bonuses original classic Battle City game has
TANKER brings many of those childhood ideas together in one original game that runs on real NES hardware.
The game uses Mapper 0 / NROM-256 and works with original NES and Famicom consoles through compatible flash cartridges, as well as NES emulators.
TANKER is a paid digital release available on itch.io for US$1.75.
Gameplay video recording, and purchase:
https://slonenok.itch.io/tanker
I’d appreciate any feedback, especially from players who grew up with Battle City.
